It's the middle of November, it's cold and we're heading out to hike in the the Pine Valley Mountains. Forsyth Canyon is new to us, but we jumped at the chance when Darrell invited us to join him. Little did we know how shady and cold it would be, but oh so worth it.
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| We are excited about today's hike |
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| It's a rather chilly morning . . . in the low 30's |
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| We knew it was cold . . . burr! |
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| A little further up the trail Forsyth Creek was flowing! |
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| We crossed the creek about 5 times each way |
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| As the trail climbs, high cliffs begin to appear |
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| We have been in the shade all morning longing for some sun |
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| Remnants of Fall carpet the trail |
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| About 2 1/2 miles up the trail we met up with our friend, John |
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| We passed through some neat rock formations |
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| We enjoyed talking with two trail runners, they came up the Blake-Gubler Trail |
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| Chipper likes to hike and he loves snack time |
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| Darrell, Allison, Kent, John and Chipper at the end of the Forsyth Trail From here you can continue north on the Summit Trail or south on Blake - Gubler |
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| I cannot wait to come back in the summer and fall to see the leaves on the trees |
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| Fungi growing on a dead pine tree |
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| The Forsyth Trail is heavily forested preventing mountain views of the valley below |
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| Rock outcroppings appeared frequently in the higher elevations |
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| A peaceful creek . . . love the sound of trickling water |
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| The sun is setting over the top of the mountain |
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| Heading down towards the trailhead |
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| We were fortunate to see a few fall colors |
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| We are back to where we started, 10 miles and 6 hours later! (Even Chipper was intrigued as to where we had been)
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